▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8697°
Eccentricity	0.0009392
Period	93.6 min
Apogee	456 km
Perigee	443 km
Mean motion	15.38816181 rev/day
RAAN	81.1988°
Arg of perigee	98.1660°
Mean anomaly	262.0393°
B*	6.0107e-4
Rev at epoch	1,442

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 68595U 26072Y 26187.96383639 .00023142 00000-0 60107-3 0 9990

2 68595 51.8697 81.1988 0009392 98.1660 262.0393 15.38816181 14427

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00296",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-072Y",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T23:07:55.464+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.38816181,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0009392,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8697,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 81.1988,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 98.166,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 262.0393,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68595,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1442,
  "BSTAR": 0.00060107,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00023142,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	KUIPER-00296
Operator	Kuiper Systems LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Apr 4, 2026HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	490HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/68595

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.